Rebel Wolves has just released Title Update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

One of the biggest new features is the Draught of Mind Rebirth. This item lets you reset your Swordmastery, Witchcraft, and Vampirism skills. You can then use the time spent on those skills to learn new ones. This gives you more freedom to try new builds without starting over.

The update also lets you pet animals. It adds a new, easier Story mode with extra help in combat. The old Story mode is now called Forgiving. There are also new subtitle options. You can make the text bigger and turn on subtitles for all lines of dialogue.

Combat should feel smoother after this patch. The team has changed some fight moves and camera work. It has also improved how you aim at foes, lock on to them, and break away from a fight.

Moves like Shadowstep and Planeshift are now more responsive, too. It should be easier to aim at a spot and latch on to it. The update also fixes issues with dodging, blocking, and some skills. Some foes and bosses now act as they should, and many fight bugs have been fixed.

Patch 1.1 adds a few useful changes to daily play. You can now buy back items sold by mistake. Items you have equipped are hidden when you sell gear. You can also set dead zones for your gamepad.

Gear upgrades now cost less at higher levels. You can also use the same gear in both your day and night sets. The game now shows item weight and value more clearly, and fixes many issues with menus, maps, and skill screens.

The update also makes some foes less tough. Boars and wolves have less health at higher levels. This should make fights with them less of a chore.

PC players get an update to Frame Gen, with its own settings menu. The patch also fixes frame drops when using a gamepad to zoom in or out on the world map. It fixes a drop in frame rate at the start of one boss fight, too.

The update also fixes many issues with controls. Some players could not pick dialogue choices or items with a gamepad. Other bugs could stop map zoom, lock menus, or cause odd changes between mouse and gamepad input. These issues have now been fixed.

It’s also worth noting that Update 1.1 fixes bugs across the game world. Some could make Coen get stuck, fall through the map, or teleport to the wrong place. Others could cause foes to freeze, vanish, or act in strange ways. The team has also fixed issues with lights, weather, fog, shadows, and objects that popped into view.

Many quests have also been fixed. Some tasks could not be done, key people could fail to appear, and doors could stay shut when they should open. Other bugs could cause the wrong goal to show on the map or stop a quest from moving ahead. These fixes should help more players finish the story without getting stuck.

Patch 1.1 also fixes issues with save files, map marks, item rewards, and time-based events. It fixes bugs in boss fights and skills, too. Some foes had shields that could vanish, while some skills dealt damage when they should not. These issues have now been addressed.

Furthermore, the dev team has fixed many visual bugs. These include bad textures, odd lighting, broken animations, and items that did not look right. Some characters had strange face or body movements during talks. Others had gear that clipped through their clothes. The patch fixes many of these issues.

Sound has also been improved. Some voice lines failed to play, and some fight music could stop or start too late. Other sounds were too loud or played at the wrong time. These bugs have been fixed, along with other small sound changes.

The patch also includes fixes for text in many languages. It corrects some story details and makes small changes to maps and level design. On PS5, it fixes a screen flicker bug in the credits and improves some menu art.

Overall, Update 1.1 is a major patch for The Blood of Dawnwalker. It adds new ways to build your hero, makes combat and movement feel better, and fixes a wide range of bugs. With over 1,100 fixes and changes, it aims to make the game smoother and more fun to play.

As always, Steam will download this update the next time you launch its client. Below, you can also find its full patch notes. To avoid any spoilers, I have not included the Quest fixes. Those interested can find them here.

The Blood of Dawnwalker Patch 1.1 Release Notes

New Features

• Draught of Mind Rebirth: Forget all your Swordmastery, Witchcraft, and Vampirism abilities, and use the time you spent learning them to master a different set of abilities.
• Animal petting
• Update to the Story mode: Pick between the Forgiving game difficulty (previously called Story) and a new Story mode with additional combat assist.
• Additional subtitle settings: Increase the font size and enable subtitles for ALL dialogue lines.

Highlights

• Update to the FrameGen technology, including dedicated settings.
• Adjusted animations and camera movements in combat.
• Improved targeting, locking onto, and disengaging from enemies.
• Better responsiveness of targeting and attaching to surfaces when using Shadowstep and Planeshift.

Full list of changes:

Miscellaneous:

• Equipped items are now hidden when selling items.
• Added a “Buyback” feature when interacting with merchants.
• Added controller deadzone settings in Options.
• Rebalanced the cost of upgrading items, especially on higher levels.
• Items can now be equipped in both presets (day, night) simultaneously.
• Reduced the health of boars and wolves on higher levels.
• Tooltip for a stack of items in the inventory will now properly refresh its weight and value after consuming an item.
• Fixed an issue that blocked players from selecting dialogue options or items when using a controller.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Active Ability cooldown reduction to not update the cooldown in the character tab, despite the damage of Active Abilities being updated.
• Fixed an issue that caused switching from the crafting menu to the map using a controller to disable zooming in and out with the right analog stick.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from accessing different character tabs after loading a save in the prologue.
• Fixed an issue that caused the cursor to appear and controls to change to mouse and keyboard input.
• Multiple localization fixes.

General:

• Boar patrols will no longer become immortal and come running to Coen after he uses Voracious Bite on other animals.
• Fixed an issue that caused nuns to play their ambient animation instead of being dead.
• Fixed an issue that caused enemies near the ruined mountain tower to not move properly.
• Fixed an issue that caused target corpses to spin on the ground when using Compel Soul in the “A Study in Crimson” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused bodies to remain highlighted in the focus mode even after investigating them.
• Coen will no longer suddenly teleport during a specific dialogue line in the “Home Sweet Home” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck during the “Rise at Dawn” quest.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Coen to climb mine walls to reach out-of-bounds light sources during the “Bad Blood” quest.
• Coen will no longer teleport if the Astral Vision cinematic is skipped during the ritual event.
• Bosses’ health bars no longer stay on the screen after disengaging from combat.
• Coen will no longer fall through the map while climbing walls during the “Hive and Seek” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused the torch to remain active and burn out despite not using it.
• Fixed an issue that caused the screen to become bright orange during the “Home Sweet Home” quest.
• Burning out a torch will no longer affect other torches in the inventory.
• Fixed an issue that caused guards leaving Rena’s house to fight unarmed instead of using swords during “The Firebrand” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused merchant map icons to disappear after the time of day changed.
• Added a missing autosave during the “A Deal with the Devil” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Pale Ravager Tatzelwurm to spawn in front of Coen.
• Fixed an issue that caused map scrolling to become unresponsive after toggling on legend and filter menus.
• Fixed an issue that caused attempting to start Claw Ride while standing on a window to launch Coen in the air.
• Fixed an issue that caused navigating to the Crafting tab to lock tooltip scrolling in the Inventory tab on controllers.
• [PS5 ONLY] Fixed an issue that caused screen flickering in the credits after using the controller’s left and right triggers and pressing confirm at the same time.
• Stamina stats in the inventory will now refresh immediately after consuming stamina items.
• Fixed an issue that caused the moonrise cinematic to play when exploring Laslea in the prologue.
• [PC ONLY] Fixed an issue that caused frame drops when zooming in or out of the world map with a controller.
• Equipping an ability on the radial wheel will no longer unequip an existing ability.
• Fixed an issue that caused item flavor texts to overflow the tooltip borders in merchant menus.
• Ingredient tooltips in the Crafting menu are now properly aligned with the recipes.
• Custom map markers can no longer be placed outside the map.
• Fixed an issue that caused the light from a torch to be unnaturally big during the “Bad Blood” quest.
• Fixed an issue that blocked NPCs from spawning if the time of day changed while Coen was in the area.
• Fixed an issue that caused the time progression indicator to remain after clearing a Military Checkpoint.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Astral Vines status effect to incorrectly display a bleeding icon on the HUD.
• Fixed an issue that blocked the map filter navigation with a controller after reloading or dying.
• Coen can no longer leave the tutorial area by climbing one of the trees during the “All Good Things” quest.
• Coen can no longer get stuck when trying to climb one of the trees during the “All Good Things” quest.
• Coen will no longer fall through the map using Planeshift during the “Hive and Seek” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused invisible walls to occur in the military checkpoints.
• Fixed an issue that caused collision and navigation gaps to appear north of a certain treasure point.
• Fixed an issue that caused the filter for haunted sites to appear twice on the map.
• Fixed an issue that caused switching tabs in the crafting menu to duplicate categories.
• Fixed an issue that caused the north wall of Svartrau city to fail to render at certain distances.
• Civilians in Maragir will now properly report crimes committed in their presence.
• Fixed an issue that caused some objects to get misplaced in Laslea.
• Fixed an issue that caused autosaves created during or after dialogues to have missing save thumbnails.
• Fixed an issue that caused animals to continuously circle around interaction points.
• Fixed an issue that caused enemies to despawn after knocking them away from their guard zone.
• Fixed an issue that prevented a certain bear from engaging in combat.
• Fixed an issue that caused a bear near Pieter’s Solitude to spawn abruptly in front of Coen.
• Fixed an issue that caused choppy camera movement after activating Focus Mode during tutorial prompts.
• Fixed an issue that caused a certain NPC to run into a wall and get stuck during the bullying encounter.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Ability UI to be stuck on screen after opening Active Abilities at the end of combat.
• Fixed an issue that caused nearby NPCs to repeatedly trigger alarmed reactions when Voracious Bite was used.
• Coen can no longer Shadowstep through the walls of one of the buildings in the Middens.
• Fixed an issue that caused a kobold to fail its jump animation and vanish during the “Song of the Mountain” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an invisible platform to appear during the “Our Rotten Roots” quest.
• Beggars will no longer leave their bowls with coins on the streets at night.
• Fixed an issue that caused a traitor mark to appear prematurely on a certain house.
• Fixed an issue that caused opening the ability wheel to highlight an unusable ability from the previous selection.
• Fixed an issue that caused Neustadt Tower to prematurely display one of the objective markers.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck after interacting with Neberu while sprinting.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Swordmastery Teacher map icon to be missing.
• Coen will no longer fall through the roof at Silts Tower.
• Fixed an issue that caused the map search radius marker for Vicho’s store to be excessively large.
• Coen can now return and complete the “Ritual” events even if he accidentally started them while being outside of the Ritual area.
• NPCs in the military checkpoints will no longer endlessly try to walk through assets.
• NPCs in the military checkpoints will no longer endlessly try to walk through cliffs.
• Fixed an issue that blocked players from choosing a perk to unlock during the perk tutorial.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck when jumping off some walls in Svartrau.
• Briar Sloughs Tower is now easier to navigate.
• The Matriarch will no longer permanently lose her shield if stunned before shapeshifting back to normal form.
• Guards will now properly disengage from combat and return to their original locations.
• Wraiths will now properly disengage from combat instead of becoming frozen.
• Multiple small improvements to animations.

Gameplay:

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from saving the game after using Voracious Bite.
• Disabled objective markers can no longer show up on the compass.
• Fixed an issue that blocked Coen from using any abilities after running away from a fight.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite black screen after training with Ocha.
• Fixed an issue that caused Burning Blood to damage Xanthe’s shield during her invincibility phases.
• “Activation Charge Restoration from Actions” now properly increases the “Activation Charge Restoration from Block” values.
• Fixed an issue that caused the scaffolding tables in the cathedral to lack their focus mode highlight at night.
• Coen will no longer leave combat stance after moving near a doorway during the fight in the “Echoes of Silenced Bells” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused soldiers to attack while still in their weapon-drawing animation.
• Fixed an issue that caused a black screen when opening the fast travel map after closing the journal.
• Wolves on the path between Sandy Gorge and Sanzhani will no longer be overly aggressive.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Pause Menu to become unresponsive if initiated after opening the Character tab.
• Snow is now more consistent in its appearance… and existence.
• Fixed a performance drop that happened at the beginning of the boss fight during the “Home Sweet Home” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused Omniblock stamina reduction to exceed 100%, causing stamina to increase when blocking.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Piercing Shriek ability to be used against civilians.
• Fixed an issue that caused newly unlocked abilities to fail to appear in the menu after drinking vrakhiri blood phials.
• Fixed an issue that caused Soul Reaping to continue damaging Xanthe after she disappears from the arena.
• Fixed an issue that caused Burning Blood to continue inflicting damage on Xanthe while untargetable.
• Improved Murohn’s attack animations.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Gargoyle to spawn in the tower textures after loading an autosave.
• Fixed an issue that caused Death from Above to have an unintentionally shorter range than Voracious Bite.
• Fixed an issue that caused Xanthe to disappear prior to the cinematic transition.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Voracious Bite to be used on the undead NPC in the “A Hero’s End” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused previously evaded checkpoint enemies to respawn right in front of Coen.
• Fixed an issue that caused city patrol guards in Svartrau to stand idle due to missing patrol waypoints.
• Coen will no longer be blocked from switching weapons in combat after fast travel to a certain shrine.
• Fixed an issue that caused on-death ability effects to fail to spread to monastery nuns.
• Coen can now hit Gargoyle more consistently when using a short sword.
• Description of bonuses from Active and Passive abilities are now properly displayed during Focus Mode.
• Coen can no longer get into a T-pose after using Voracious Bite.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Crake from appearing in the Rebel’s Hideout during the “Distant Shadows” quest.
• Brencis and his soldiers should now have audible VO during the Astral projections.
• Beehive can no longer provide infinite money.
• Combat with Catalin’s Tutor can now start properly under any circumstances.
• Coen will no longer fall through the map if he jumps right before Lacra destroys the rocks during “A Friend Like This” quest.
• Nerfed one of the guards in the cathedral courtyard so he can no longer kill Coen in one hit when approached before level 30.
• Freeing Swordmaster during the “Bakir’s Pillories: Catalin’s Tutor” event no longer makes him aggressive towards Coen.
• Fixed an issue that caused FPS drops when draining Bakir.
• Broad Swipe (level 3 and 4) bonus damage should now be applied properly.
• Burning Blood (level 3 and 4) should now properly switch targets during non-lethal fist fights.
• Merchant in Silberstein should now be available at all times.
• Fixed an issue that prevented damage indicators from being displayed during a fight with the Matriarch.
• Ambrus’s shield can no longer disappear when he is blinded.
• Reduced the amount of autosaves created during a fight with Brencis.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck inside one of the towers during the “Echoes of Silenced Bells” quest.
• Bosses are no longer offended enough to stop fighting altogether if Coen interrupts their initial taunt.
• Knives will no longer get stuck to Bandits’ hands after they use a Knife Throw.
• Fixed an issue that caused Piercing Shriek to break Xanthe’s attack animation during the fight.
• Fixed issues that caused Astral Roots to interrupt Coen’s Planeshift and deal too much damage at the start.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck in the slow motion of the Active Ability wheel during Astral Communion.
• Improved the aiming of Shadowstep and Planeshift.
• Improved the crouching animation sequence.
• Fixed an issue that caused Mesmerized enemies to target Coen instead of other available enemies.
• Fixed an issue that caused the torch to not work properly under specific conditions.
• Fixed an issue that caused dodging while guarding to result in unintended character movement.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Wild Blood buff to be granted upon feeding even without learning the perk.
• Fixed an issue that blocked Coen from using Shadowstep in some parts of the church in Laslea.
• Coen will no longer fall through the map during the Shadowstep tutorial.
• Soldiers can no longer become invisible with the Blood Surge.
• Coen can no longer walk on water.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Witchcraft abilities health cost preview to ignore bonus overfeed health in Vrakhir form.
• Voracious Bite will now be properly auto-equipped in an available quickslot upon being unlocked.
• Fixed an issue that caused camera issues after using Voracious Bite on animals while standing in deep water and out of combat.
• Fixed an issue that caused an additional patrol from higher edicts to spawn in Parlita.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Human Health Restoration stat to work only on consumables.
• Fixed an issue that caused the critical hit indicator to disappear after or during a boar charge.
• Coen’s movements will no longer appear altered under certain circumstances.

Narrative:

• Lore texts mentioning St. Tyna are no longer inconsistent with quest lore.

Art:

• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect witchcraft markings to appear on Ambrus’ hand.
• Fixed an issue that caused a duplicate banner asset to appear and vanish during the “Banner of Oppression” event.
• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect animation of the female prisoner during the “Xanthe’s Transports: Fair Maiden” event.
• Fixed an issue that caused Drogos to suddenly appear standing on top of a certain NPC’s corpse after a dialogue in the “Rise at Dawn” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect animations of a transport prisoner during the “Xanthe’s Transports: Chosen One” event.
• Fixed an issue that caused corrupted ground textures to appear near the valley guardpost.
• Fixed an issue that caused heavy soldier neck textures to appear black at medium and long distances.
• Coen will no longer fall through the rocks during the “Deep down” quest
• Fixed an issue that caused Mireleaf Bracers to be visually clipped into the Bladedancer’s Tunic.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Boiling Blood burning effect to not be applied properly across enemy models.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen’s leg animations to become distorted when struck by Brencis’s Life Lock ability.
• Fixed an issue that made the lighting in Farkas’ house look as if the roof was missing.
• Fixed an issue that caused scaffolding assets to abruptly pop into view.
• Ascar’s facial hair will now move properly during dialogues in the “A closer look” quest.
• Lacra’s head will no longer move erratically in the dialogue in the “Song of the Mountain” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused sections of the road near Eerie Knoll to appear black at certain angles.
• Closed gaps in the mine’s corridor walls.
• Unsheathing a weapon prior to approaching the pillory will no longer cause guards to have detached swords during cutscenes in the “Bakir’s Pillories: Out of Love” event.
• Fixed an issue that caused a sigil on the ground to be stretched awkwardly across adjacent walls.
• Fixed an issue that caused the lighting to shift erratically when passing through doorways during the “Trouble With Silver” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused wooden railings in the cathedral to pop in and out of view while moving.
• Added the missing combat sword icon in the dialogue option to attack bandits in the Middens.
• Fixed an issue that caused sudden fog density changes while walking on the top of Stoneward Post tower.
• Fixed an issue that caused night-to-day ambient lighting transitions to be delayed after upgrading perks at a shrine during edict sequences.
• Fixed an issue that caused screen flashing artifacts to occur while pushing the bookcase in the “Echoes of Silenced Bells” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused the fog to noticeably change appearance when traversing the Kobold Cave during the “Hive and Seek” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused weather and lighting to suddenly change after waiting at a shrine and moving away from it.
• A certain dwarf pine bush no longer grows on top of the Svartrau walls.
• Fixed issues that caused incorrect lighting changes after time progression.
• Improved the Mercurial Fervour VFX.
• Blood from Brencis’s hand will now drip properly during the “Sacred Covenant” quest.
• Fixed an issue with the vampire eye effects.
• Fixed an issue that caused a visual artifact to appear during the outro cutscene.
• Fixed an issue that caused the loot details panel to appear corrupted.
• Fixed an issue that caused rocks near Brencis’s Castle to load when in Coen’s line of sight.
• Fixed an issue that caused soldier’s chainmail torso to clip on the right arm.
• Fixed an issue that caused scaffolding on the tower in the Middens to load when in Coen’s line of sight.
• Fixed an issue that caused rocks near the walls of Svartrau to load when in Coen’s line of sight.
• Improved Lacra’s Blood Hunger animation.
• Improved Coen’s sprinting animation as a vrakhir, with a sword or claws drawn.
• Ursul’s beard no longer disappears mid-conversation.
• Updated the Mercurial Fervour preview video in the Character tab.
• [PS5 ONLY] Improved the quality of UI assets.
• Neberu is now properly dressed.
• Fixed issues that caused bracers to not display correctly.
• Fixed an issue that caused random bright flashes while exploring the Uriash Village.
• Multiple lighting improvements in dialogues and cutscenes.
• Multiple SFX adjustments.
• Multiple adjustments to cinematic camera angles.
• Multiple small improvements to character art.

Audio:

• Combat music will no longer disappear during a fight with Xanthe in the cathedral.
• Gheorghe will now speak in his own voice.
• Holding the jump button while in the wolf form will no longer cause jump audio effects to trigger repeatedly.
• Isbrand’s pain reaction sounds are now his own.
• Fixed an issue that caused muffled underwater audio effects.
• Fixed an issue that caused voice lines to fail to play during some ambient community scenes in Neustadt.
• Hitting animals with bare fists will no longer incorrectly play slashing sound effects.
• Fixed an issue that caused outdoor wind audio to be played at excessive volume inside Coen’s bedroom.
• Combat music will no longer be delayed when fighting Pieter in the “Like Father, Like Son” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused the level-up sound effects to be distorted following the “Bad Blood” quest completion.
• Broad Swing will now properly play the hit impact sound when Coen defeats an enemy in a single blow.
• Fixed an issue that caused combat music to continue playing into post-fight dialogue in the “A Mother’s Heart” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused multiple NPC background conversations to play at the same time.
• Fixed an issue that caused Xanthe’s voice audio to be played too loudly when standing on the Cathedral roof.
• Fixed an issue that caused unintended screaming sound effects to play in the background during Coen’s awakening in the “Smoke and Ashes” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused the music to become inaudible after opening and instantly closing the Opening Cinematic and Game Music tabs.
• Multiple audio adjustments in dialogues.

Plugin:

• Fixed an issue that caused screen flickering when enabling window mode with DLSS Frame Generation on.

Stability:

• Fixed an issue that caused performance drops when exploring the treasury building area in the “A Study in Crimson” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen after opening the Shrine menu just before an edict cutscene.
• Fixed an issue that caused a black screen after talking to an Old Lady during the “Where Loyalty Lies” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite black screen when attacking the main guard too fast during “The Firebrand” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen after pressing Escape on the Upgrade Item screen.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen during “The Night of Horrors” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen during the “Someone Needs a Lesson” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen when dying right when entering the portal during the “Home Sweet Home” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen during the “Things Will Be Different Now” quest.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when using Voracious Bite.
• Fixed a crash that occurred if an NPC killed another one while being Mesmerized.
• Fixed an issue that caused frame rate drops when targeting Shadowstep on complex surfaces.
• Fixed an issue that caused the opened submenu to become unresponsive after double-pressing the confirm button on the controller in the menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused short freezes when saving, loading, or opening the save menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen before a conversation with Florin during the “A Hero’s End” quest.
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the conversation with Kostel.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when killing an NPC during the “Xanthe’s Excavations: Bloodied Dagger” event.
• Fixed a crash that occurred at the end of the “Lunar Games” quest.
• Fixed a crash that occurred after reading books or letters.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading save data from the Main Menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused FPS drops and a crash when using Haste in Svartrau.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when draining Bakir.
• Multiple other crash fixes and stability improvements.